6.0 Magnitude Quake Reported off Norcal Coast

HUMBOLDT COUNTY-- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 is being reported off the coast of Northern California.

The USGS says the quake was located 35-miles west-northwest of the small unincorporated community of Petrolia California.

The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement that the magnitude was such that a tsunami is not expected. "However, in coastal areas of intense shaking, locally generated tsunamis can be triggered by underwater landslides."

Humboldt County spokesman Phil Smith-Hanes says he felt a rolling sensation, but the movement didn't feel as severe as the magnitude-6.5 quake that struck the same area Jan. 9.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the quake, which struck at 12.20 p.m.